"Xscape" will hit stores May 13, according to Rolling Stone. The record contains eight previously unreleased songs that a variety of producers have "contemporized," according to Epic Records chairman and CEO L.A. Reid, who also serves as the record's executive producer. A deluxe edition of the album will include the recordings before they were "contemporized." Fans can pre-order the record beginning April 1.

Rolling Stone reported that Reid went through the Jackson estate's vaults, which contain four decades of music, to find songs that had completed vocals. He connected the songs with their various producers to "contemporize" them.

That's my new favorite word ... "contemporize." And it's so special, I'll always use the quote marks, no matter what.

Timbaland served as the album's lead producer. Other producers on the release include Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Jerome "Jroc" Harmon and John McClain.

"Michael left behind some musical performances that we take great pride in presenting through the vision of music producers that he either worked directly with or expressed strong desire to work with," Reid said in a statement. "We are extremely proud and honored to present this music to the world."

I would be excited, too, if about 10 million crazed Michael Jackson fans were about to send me $15 checks.

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Reid kept with Jackson's naming convention, titling the album "Xscape" after a song on the album. Jackson wrote and produced the song "Xscape" with Jerkins; it's the only song on the album that was "contemporized" by the producer who worked on the original track with Jackson.

Sony struck a deal with the Jackson estate to release 10 albums over a seven-year period in 2010. It was the same year the company released "Michael," containing previously unreleased studio recordings. Jackson's brother Randy said at the time Michael didn't sing on some of the songs, which was refuted by Jackson's estate.

Jackson's label also issued a digital box set, "The Ultimate Fan Extras Collection," in 2013 that contained rare demos and recordings of his hits.